richardson



Nov., w, 1925.

R. R. RXCHARDSON ROOF Il I l n I IIIIII Filed Dac, 3. 1924 #vnf/Wap.'

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Patented Nev, lil,

ROBERT R. RICHARDSON, OF GLENDALE. OHIO, ASSIG'NOR TO THE RCHARBSON COM-PANY, OF LOCKLAND, OHO, A CORPORATION OF OHO. f

ROOF.

Application filed December 3, 19:24, Serial No, 753,589`

lie it known that l, Ronnirr ll. llionaanson, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Glendale` in the county of l-laniilton andState of Ohio, have invented certain .new and useful linin'ovenients inRoofs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accon'ipanying drawing, forniing part of thisspecilication.

My invention relates to roofs formed of composition shingles moreparticularly of the type formed of felt iniprcgmited with asphalt andcovered with a granular slate or other mineral.

lRoofing of the composition type is quite thin, as compared to Woodenshingles, tiles or slates, Which have been customarily used as roofcoverings, and hence give a level appearance. to the roof, which tothi/)se accustomed to the other forms of rooting is lacliw ing inattractiveness to the eye.

lt is one of my objects to provide a roof of shingles laid in aparticular manner in which this -liatness of appearance is avoided, anda considerable thickness provided at the projecting ends of the singlebutts` ln forming composition shingles, covered `with slate and othermineral granules, the processes employed While rapid and economical,result in the formation of many imperfect shingles, known as seconds.These seconds are discarded or sold cheap but it is injurious to thereputation of the manufacturer to sell them, as the usual de fects arethose in the mineral covering, and when laid in 'a roof, the appearanceis not perfect, and will reflect on the manufacturer Who sells theroofing.

It is my object to provide in in v roofs for the use of seconds, as anunderlying course, thereby making a safe market for them, as they willnot be visible in the roof.

It is also my object to provide method of laying shingles, in whichcomplete and effective coverage for the roof is provided Without the useof inuch incre roofing than is at present employed to cover a givenarea,

and yet providing` a double thickness at the butts of the shingles, ashas been statedB Y ll accomplish 'my objects by that certainconstruction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafterniorespecifically pointed out and claimed.

ln the drawing:

Figure l is a plan view of a section of rooting laid according to inyinvention.

Figure ,"2 is a section italien through such a roof, as is shown 'inFigure l.

l employ regular shingles l, and also shingles 2 which may be of thesaine sizeA` and need not be coated With slate particles, or if theyare, may have imperfections in the surfacing, without this being exposedin the roof.

ln proceeding to lay a roofA` omitting conJ sideralion of a startingstrip, the first course may be formed of regular commercial ,"Zeshingles l, laid lengthwise, side by side in a course A. As indicated,the shingles can be set close to each other, without leaving the usualspace of around half an inch, which is used in composition shingle yvorat present for the purpose of giving depth of appearance. f

Next a row of the shingles are laid in overlapping relation to the firstcourse, by the shingles mounted ciossvvise instead of lengthwise.

This second course, indicated as course B, may be so formed that theshingles abut each other tightly, end for end. Also the lower edge ofthe course may be set much higher up along the first course, than ispossible with full coverage, in shingles, all laid the saine Way.

The shingles in course B, extend beyond the upper ends of the shinglesin course A. Nails may be driven through the lower ends of the shinglesin course B, thereby holding down the projecting ends or butts of theshingles in course B.

The third course Will be laid of shingles l, which course, indicated asC, Will have its lower ends brought into line with the loiver ends orexposed lateral edges of the shingles in course B.

The fourth course D Will be laid as the course B is laid, over theshingles in course C, and in this Wise the roof is completed.

The usual shingle sizes are Wide enough. with relation to length topermit of plenty of overlap, of the shingles laid crossvvise,

fand in each course there Will be a double butts, as in usual pre-sentday practice, andA there will be a very small chance of the lneetingline of any 'lengthwise course (3o-inciding with jthe meeting line ofthe erosswise oourse'beneath' it;

The possibility of greater exposure of the' shinglesl in theA particularexample of my invention illustrated, compensates to a large degree for(the shingles 2 being entirely eovered up in the laying of the roof.

Instead of using seconds for the concealed f courses, or using unslatedComposition shin-` gles, it will be highly practical to use shingles:formed olf inacerated rooling scraps` and imperfect shingles', iliadeinto slab forni by extrusion through a noi/le. M

In iny new forni of "roof, it will be possible to layth'e shi.,ngleSVlike til'e, in' courses' whichare not staggered but whiohfaie'A laid soas to' forni rowsl` lengthwise and Crosswise ofi the roof; "Thebilitting'of the shingles; laid in thel eoneealed eou'rsesfwill @losethe rooi tightly,'but 'in oase 'the dividing line between shingles intwo courses eoineides,` then the rooterwill away tlie'lshingles theunderlying course as it enough topreirent` Coin/e idenee. @t eoursetheirsualstaggere'd relzition niay be ina'in-` nating with rows setcrosswise of the slope of the roof, with the-*lower edges of the rowsset lengthwise,`coinciding with the-ilower edges" of the rowssetlorossw's'e,` sind. the

rows set orosswise overlapping the'upper` ends 0f the rows setlengthwlse r 2. A roof formed of composition shingles oi? substantiallyuniform thickness laid in courses, said shingles having greater lengthin one vdirection than the other, and the courses loiinred' by' Arows*of shingles set lengthwise of the slope of theroof, alternat ing with.rows vset lero'sswise of the slope of the roof, with the'lower edges ofthe rowsV set" lengthwise, eoincilingjwith the lower edges oi" the rowsset erosswise",4 and the' rows set cifosswise oyerlappiiigy the upperends of the` rows set lengthwse,' withl the shingles: f of therows seterosswise, butted against each"` other inthe courses. v n y Aroolfformed of composition;shingles ot substantially unlfori'n thlelness'laldf- 1n courses, said" shingles Having' greater,length in onedirection4 than the other; ancl lthe eourses forined by rowso'fl'snhingles set lengthwise oi' the slope ofthe roof, alternatnig withrows set erosswlse of the slofpe of the roof, with the loweredges of therows,k

set' lei'igtl'iwis'e; coinciding' with *the flo'wer`- edges'o't'ihe rowsset'ljss'wisefand the rows set orosswis'e ojierlapping" the uppe'r endsof the rows set lelig'gthwise,v with the "rows" of shingles setlengthfwisehlaid sfo faste form" rows up 4and down asu well as lersswise"of the roof.

